Half way through this occurred to me. I tried to include a little context stuff (Dijak's height, Moose and Colby's size, I actually spell out Whitmer's gimmick.) but you're 100% right.

So you think as a like a separate piece? or include bits and pieces in Reviews going forward. I don't want to make reviews too wordy obviously. Regardless I'll make sure I do some kind of "State of ROH update, either before next weeks recap or as part of the recap post.

A "Previously On Ring of Honor" deal maybe? Like...whenever the show brings up something you provide the background for it.

You did it a bit here with:

"-Looking to blend in with the usual programing of Destination America, the show opens with two hillbillies incoherently shouting. The gist: Lethal has been ducking Jay Briscoe for months, and that greatly upsets Mr. Briscoe."

I think that's pretty good, just maybe some more detail about why/how Briscoe things Lethal is ducking him (I dunno the face/heel positions of these guys either, so maybe explain if one of them is full of shit).

I think reminding people of what's up as the show progresses is the best result, because if you do a separate piece people are likely to forget shit. I think Tommy is a great model as he does quick, one-two sentence recaps of what exactly is going on with feuds or he explains what the big story of Raw was. Do what the commentary is supposed to do and remind people of why Wrestler X hates Wrestler Y.

P.S. You might be running a redneck wrestling promotion if two of your most important wrestlers have the first name of Jay.

Well, from my understanding of wrestling history. New York was always the big, dumb stuff.

And while RoH certainly tried to be ECW Mk. 2, it was never as weird or lively as ECW seemed to be. The sometimes glacial pacing of their storylines and the emphasis on good, clean wrestling seems to be a NWA thing. So the southern mentality to their company might explain why there's so many southern wrestlers there.

That Tokyo Dome announcement is pretty awesome. I'd go with Joe interference to cost Owens the match, then you can have Owens vs. Joe either at the next NXT special or on the main shows, transitioning Owens away from the NXT championship permanently.

I agree that this felt a little ho-hum for their debut on a new channel. As someone who hasn't watched ROH in a few years I wish they would have done a more angle heavy show to help you get your bearings with the company. I know emphasis on in-ring action is what should set them apart but it felt like 4 matches was a little much and they would have been better served replacing one of the matches with some expository video packages or some promos.